Kubrick faked the moon landing ten times before NASA did it once.
Practical Effects
Slit-scan photography that broke brains before CGI existed.
Visual Effects
Trumbull explaining how he invented techniques still stolen today.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Douglas Trumbull was 23 when he joined 2001 and invented slit-scan photography in a hotel room using military surplus parts.
Every modern sci-fi director from Nolan to Villeneuve has openly stolen from this 10-minute tutorial in practical effects.
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